Communications

Job Description

We are a global law firm with a powerful strategic focus and real momentum. Our industry-focused strategy is seeing us take on pioneering work in places that others have yet to reach. Our shared values define our culture and our workplace. You will find us to be unusually collegial, team-oriented, and ready to innovate. We work seamlessly across practices, offices and around the world. This elimination of boundaries has allowed us to evolve into a law firm that works as hard for its culture as it does for its clients.

Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking a Communications Coordinator to join the PR and Communications Group of our US Marketing and Business Development Department. This position will work with the US PR and communications colleagues as well as the firm’s marketing and business development professionals. This position will provide support on day-to-day communications activity, including media relations, internal communications, awards and rankings, social media, bios and digital marketing.

This employee can be based in Austin, Dallas or Houston, Texas. Norton Rose Fulbright’s nonlawyer personnel work primarily remotely, with employees coming to the office when requested by their supervisor.

This highly motivated, detail-oriented individual will support the PR and Communications Group’s director and managers by providing strategic thinking and tactical support of initiatives. These initiatives include:

• Enhancing the public profile of the firm

• Providing assistance to lawyers

• Promoting collaboration across the global practice

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Helping develop and publish press releases, new hire announcements, award nominations, directory submissions, social media posts and other firm-related communications

• Enhancing individual lawyer profiles and overseeing website biography production and updates

• Producing and monitoring an editorial calendar for publicity opportunities

• Compiling and updating media distribution lists

• Managing the survey and rankings database and monitoring for new submission opportunities

• Managing the byline article reprint ordering and distribution process

• Tracking the firm’s news coverage with the compilation of daily news clippings

• Processing the check invoices and handling other clerical tasks

Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change.

Skills and Experience Required:

• A minimum of four years of relevant experience in a professional services or business sector environment; ideally with some understanding of law firms

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Demonstrable and strong writing and editing experience

• Understanding of the news process

• Understands the need and has the ability to manage expectations

• Strong attention to detail

• Self-starter with excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills

• Proven organizational skills with project management experience and multitasking abilities

• Hands-on experience using all programs under the Microsoft Suite (including direct experience with PowerPoint and advanced functions within Excel)

• An innovative problem-solver

• Self-directed, highly motivated and results-driven

• Experience working in a legal and/or professional services environment preferred

• Some overtime is required

Competencies

Our business principles are quality, unity and integrity. The successful candidate will be expected consistently to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Shows technical ability

• Contributes effectively at meetings

• Seeks supervision appropriately

• Communicates effectively

• Organized and meets deadlines

• Focuses on performance enhancement

• Develops and maintains relationships

• Delivers excellent service

• Builds strong reputation

• Actively contributes to the team

• Demonstrates leadership orientation

• Treats people with dignity and respect

• Promotes and demonstrates our business principles

• Focuses on strategic priorities

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.

In addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren). Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact [email protected]. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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